Which of the following statements is true regarding sentence components?
A. Every sentence must have an object.
B. The predicate can be a noun or a verb.
C. Often the subject will act upon the object.
D. The object can be a noun or a verb.

Question

Which of the following statements is true regarding sentence components?
A. Every sentence must have an object.
B. The predicate can be a noun or a verb.
C. Often the subject will act upon the object.
D. The object can be a noun or a verb.

anonymous · Answer

B. Often the subject will act upon the object. 

A. is incorrect because not all sentences have objects ("I am.").
C. is incorrect because the object can be a noun or a verbal (a verb used as a noun) but it cannot be a verb.
D. is incorrect because the simple predicate can be ONLY a verb, although the complete predicate can contain nouns.